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Horse burger firm replaces management team

LARRY GOODMAN’S meat-processing company, which manufactured the Tesco beefburger found to contain horse meat, has announced it is to replace its management team.

ABP Food Group, which owns Silvercrest Foods in Bally- bay, Co Monaghan, said it had undertaken “group reorganisation” but declined to say whether it had sacked any members of staff.

The announcement followed a press conference by Simon Coveney, the agriculture minister, at which he said that the source of the equine DNA contamination at the plant was a “product” imported from Poland. He added that this had been supplied for “nearly a year”.

Coveney initially said three burgers produced since the start of January by Silvercrest had tested positive for horse DNA, at levels of 7%, 3.6% and 1.2%, relative to beef content. Late last night, however, fresh results on Silvercrest burgers released by the department showed “up to 20% horse DNA content relative to beef